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Science Common Core SL.9-10.1d resources
First Day of School Science Talk Activity
Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!This product features an engaging back to school Science Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about science and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students'
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7th - 10th
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Biotechnology Lesson
Now includes Google Slides and Google Docs to support online learning!✳★✳Teach your students about the five hottest topics in biotechnology: cloning, stem cells, CRISPR, genetically modified foods, and at home genealogy DNA tests!✳★✳------------------------------------------------This PowerPoint is full of engaging pictures, student-friendly definitions and descriptions, an embedded video, custom animations, and deep-thinking questions.------------------------------------------------Questions as
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9th - 12th
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Bear Brook Murders Podcast "Interrupted" Case Study Worksheet: All Episodes(1-7)
The Bear Brook Murders : An "Interrupted" Case Study Using a Popular PodcastIn 1985, a hunter walking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire made a grisly discovery: a 55 gallon drum left deep in the woods, containing two sets of skeletonized remains, which investigators believed had been left in the woods for years…. ....this is just the beginning to a facinating tale of a murder that would make forensic history! The effort to solve the many mysteries surrounding this inve
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
A Plastic Ocean: Digital or Print Worksheet- Video Questions & Answer KEY!
A Plastic Ocean movie worksheet + KEY! Use this in the classroom or as a PDF in your digital classroom.Here you fill find a movie guide for the documentary "A Plastic Ocean", which can be watched right on YouTube! Also included here is the worksheet ANSWER KEY!*Topics in this documentary include:Pollution caused by plasticThe effects of plastics in food chainsBioaccumulationImpacts on humansCultural and societal causesThe "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"The Effect of plastics on Human HealthBPA /
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: High School Health Curriculum: Full Year, Skills Based Health Education
Four Brains are Better than One - Collaborative Ice Breaking Activity {Editable}
This collaborative crossword activity hits many difficult Grade 6-11 Common Core Standards for SPEAKING and LISTENING in a way that is simple, fun for the students and effective. The focus is on collaborative problem solving in small groups.***************************************************************************TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED THIS PRODUCT HAVE SAID:♥ "We love this brain game!" (Thanks Rocquina V.)♥ "I used this as an icebreaker at the beginning of the year! The students really enjoye
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6th - 12th
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High School Biology Project Bundle: Wildlife and Conservation
Are you looking for hands-on, engaging, real-world, and experiential high school biology projects, specifically focused on high school ecology, conservation, and wildlife topics? This bundle is for you. It includes a variety of experiential learning activities around the theme of wildlife and conservation:Project based learning lesson plans (guided and student-led)Problem-based learning challengesExperimental inquiryCommunity action projectsDesign thinking challengesSTEMService learningBONUS: en
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10th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-5
, HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
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Problem-Based Learning Challenge: High School Global Carbon Cycle Project
This global carbon cycle project is a high school level problem-based learning experience where students examine the short- and long-term carbon cycles, explore the problem of anthropogenic activities that disrupt the carbon cycle, and develop a comprehensive plan with a diverse set of solutions to restore the balance of the short and long term carbon cycles. Students will do all of this seamlessly with the guiding templates provided in this resource.This resource comes with a printable and digi
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9th - 12th
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HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-ETS1-1
Also included in: The Science of Climate Change: Greenhouse Gases Mini-Bundle
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 8-10 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
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8th - 10th
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Invasive Species Problem-Based Learning Science Lesson
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-LS2-6
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Also included in: High School Biology Project Bundle: Wildlife and Conservation
First Day Activity High School Middle School Gallery Walk Group or Virtual
This activity gets your students moving, working together, and thinking. It is a low-prep, high yield activity! Students walk through eight stations completing ideas about what makes them successful students! After the gallery walk they work together in groups to discover, categorize, evaluate, create. What's IncludedTwo google slides presentations One includes the slides you need to print to do a in-person paper-based gallery walk and the instructionsThe other presentation provides the resour
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7th - 12th
Henrietta Lacks- an "Interrupted" Case Study using the Radiolab Podcast
This podcast is the extraordinary story of Henrietta Lacks. Though she died of cervical cancer in 1951, she unknowingly held the key to unlocking medical advancements (from polio vaccines to chemotherapy drugs) in her tumor cells. After taking a biopsy of Henrietta's cervical cancer, researcher Dr. George Gey discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only reproduce, but THRIVE outside the body--a breakthrough that would change modern medicine. Later, it was found that Henrietta's cells were ev
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
Endangered Species Debate - Evolution - Grade 9-11 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on endangered species, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about evolution! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and costs associated with protecting endangered species. In the process, they will discuss natural selection, mass exti
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9th - 11th
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HS-LS4-6
, HS-LS4-5
Global Initiatives Debate - Environmental Chemistry - Grade 9-11 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / environmental science discussion activity on global environmental initiatives, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about environmental chemistry! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and limitations of global environmental initiatives such as the Paris Agreement. In the p
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9th - 11th
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HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Renewable Energy Discussion - Electricity - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / environmental science discussion activity on renewable power sources, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about electricity! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of renewable and non-renewable resources, energy, and generating electricity. With strong environmental s
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8th - 10th
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HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Isaac Newton: The Laws of Motion and Gravitation - A Study Guide for gardes 8-12
Discover the genius of Isaac Newton with this in-depth study guide, crafted for students aged 13-17 (Grades 8-12). This guide takes learners on an exploratory journey through Newton's life, his groundbreaking discoveries in gravity and motion, and the development of calculus. Featuring engaging timelines, insightful explanations of the laws of motion and gravitation, and Newton's most famous quotes, this product makes complex concepts accessible and fascinating. It's an essential resource for ed
Editable Rainbow Hexagons - All Subjects, All Ages
Hexagonal thinking is a rich new way to inspire discussion, and these cards make it easy for you to get started.When you give kids a series of ideas on hexagons, and ask them to connect the cards into a web with clear reasons for each connection, you get them thinking critically, debating, giving evidence, and basically, lighting up a whole bunch of parts of their brains. Each card could connect to six others, or just to one or two. Every person in every group will have a different concept of ho
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Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Substance use and abuse slides, worksheet, craft, activity middle school
Delve into the dangers of drug abuse, with an active learning unit designed to help your students engage with, think and consider reality in our society. Substance abuse is nuanced. It is not enough to inform students about its dangers. Empowerment is a process, not a lesson. This unit allows students to process the information, consequences and dangers individually, creatively, in small groups and discussion. A colorful, animated PowerPoint presentation introduces the long term effects of sub
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7th - 10th
Food Science Discussion - Pure Substances - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / biology discussion activity on food science, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about pure substances and mixtures! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of mixtures and solutions, molecules and compounds, and food chemistry. With strong social studies connections,
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8th - 10th
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Affordable Housing Debate - Forces - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / engineering discussion activity on affordable housing, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about forces and structures! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the problems and solutions associated with the current real estate market. In the process, they will discuss different building ma
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8th - 10th
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HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Vaping : Big Vape Netflix Complete Health Unit
Educate, Engage, Empower! Dive into the world of "Big Vape" and guide your students through one of the most pressing issues of their generation. This is not just another teacher’s guide; it’s a movement towards informed, ethical decision-making for our youth. A complete unit of information and activities. Grab the most comprehensive guide available for "Big Vape" on TPT. Big Vape: Netflix Docuseries: Dive deep into the haze of teen vaping, societal ethics, and the alluring dance of social media
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7th - 12th
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HS-LS3-3
Theories of Time Travel
This is a one day lesson to introduce the concept of time and time travel with your students! This lesson includes a fun bellringer, many discussion questions, engaging YouTube videos all wrapped up in a slides presentation. Included is also a guided notes sheet for your students to follow along with and complete their bellringer and exit ticket.Estimated class time is 75-90 minutes, depending on the length of your class discussions.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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